Math STEM Activity Plan Template

Section Details

Teacher Name: Sajjad Hajra

Context: Indoor Counting Adventure.

Activity Title: “Counting Apple Adventure ”

Children’s Age Range 4-5 years old

Number of Children 10

Learning Focuses for the Curiosity & Exploration:

Activity:
Counting Skills: It will encourage children to recognize

numbers and count the apples. (e.g.). For example, children

will count how many apples they have up on top. According

to EYFS, children at this age count in everyday contexts,

sometimes skipping numbers.

Set Creation: It will help children organize the apples and

other snacks into sets. (e.g., "Children will create sets of

different snacks, like playdough and real apples and other

snacks. ." According to EYFS, children at this age identify

familiar objects and properties for teachers when they are

described and ask questions.

Language Development: It can promote literacy by sharing

stories and discussing apple choices. (e.g., "Children will

describe apples in the story and share their favorite fruits and

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 why they like them." ). According to EYFS, children at this

age talk about their feelings in more elaborate ways.

These learning objectives are essential because they

enjoyably foster literacy and mathematical comprehension in

children. While talking about their favorite things promotes

Rationale for Learning communication and growth in vocabulary, counting and

Focuses: sorting apples benefit the development of numeracy abilities.

In this activity, children will share their ideas with other

children, which will promote social connection.

Materials/Environment Materials:

Setup:
- Real Apples (to represent the apples from the story, etc.)

Other assorted snacks (e.g. crackers, grapes.)

- Playdough

- Colorful Numbers (1-10)

- Storybook related to food or counting (e.g., "Ten Apples

Up on Top by Dr. Seuss)

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 In order to ensure that every child has a playdough and a real

apple in front of them, I will set up the classroom in a circle.

For comfort, arrange a variety of materials in the middle. For

further reading, I will set up a cozy spot to read close by with

the storybook for "Ten Apples Up on Top."

I will give real apples to provide a physical (fine and gross

motor) and relatable learning experience, while the colorful

Rationale for numbers allow for hands-on counting and set formation. A

Materials/Setup: sense of belonging is created during the activity because of

the circle order, which promotes sharing and interaction.

Activity Procedure: Engage:

The teacher will begin the lesson by reading a story related to

food and counting. Such as “ Ten Apples Up on Top." And

will ask open-ended questions to children about the story and

let them know how many apples they think they can stack on

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their heads to spark interest.

Explore:

After the storybook, the teacher (I) will distribute the

playdough and other assorted snacks. In order to recreate the

stacking and counting in the story, children will be

encouraged to take different colors of playdough and make

apples. Arrange them in order in front of them and count them

one by one or make a set according to numbers.

Explain:

I'll help children count their apples and demonstrate how to

make sets by grouping playdough and real apples. For

example, encourage children to count by using the number

cards; they will put the apples in front of the numbers, which

will help them to recognize the numbers easily.

Elaborate:

Children can share their apple sets with the group or teacher

and talk about their favorite parts of the activity and how

many apples they have. I will also invite them to explain their

choices for apples or playdough apples.

Evaluate:

As I watch children count and sort their apples, I will take

note of their interest in and understanding of counting. Hence,

to assess their counting and set-formation abilities, I will ask

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 open-ended questions such as, How many apples did you

stack? Do you think we can stack ten apples and hope? Which

one was easier to stack, the playdough apples or real apples,

etc.?

This activity made learning objectives fun and relevant by

successfully involving children in counting and creating sets

with apples and other foods. However, one difficulty was

giving the instructions and setting up some rules for their

excitement, though I solved this by establishing specific rules

Reflection: for counting and sharing earlier than the activity started. This

experience provided the value of combining play and

education, and it will impact my future teaching methods by

highlighting how to make use of popular stories in the

teaching of mathematical ideas.

As before serving apples, I make sure all safety precautions

are taken, such as checking if someone has any allergies. By
adding visuals or offering extra assistance with counting, the
activity is simple to adapt for children with varying skill
levels. However, for my future teaching, I would provide
different kinds of wooden blocks with numbers combined
Additional Notes:
with additional mathematical ideas, such as shapes,
measurement patterns, etc.

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